Novgorodian-Lithuanian War

The Novgorodian-Lithuanian War was a military conflict that took place in the late 13th century between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Novgorod, two powerful non-Catholic, Eastern European, nations. The two fought over disputed lands in the present-day countries of Ukraine and Belarus, and the war spread north to the Russo-Lithuanian border in the Baltic states.

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The aftermath of the war with the Golden Horde left Novgorod and Lithuania at odds over the ownership of Pinsk, a city which Novgorod had designs on. Prince Dmitrii attacked the city in 1277, slaying the nobleman Butigeidis of Drushkininkai and capturing the fortess. This capture was followed by the capture of Turov by Maksim Semenov, who killed Lithuanian noble Traidenis of Grunwald in the assault in 1278. Two years later, Dokshitsy fell to the Novgorodians, killing Grand Duke Vaisvilkas. The death of the Grand Duke was cataclysmic for Lithuania, who lost their leader.

In 1280, the city of Palanga in Latvia was taken by Novgorod after a close victory; the Lithuanian garrison was larger than the besieging Novgorodian army. Later that year, the Novgorodians laid siege to Lithuanian nobleman Zygimantas of Ukmerge in the city of Siauliai. Zygimantas was killed in the siege.